Condé Nast Traveller -Czech It Out

Czech it out

As Prague's burgeoning design week makes waves beyond the city, we focus on the shining lights giving the grande dame a modern edge

THE ARTThe Křehký gallery (www.krehky.cz) - the name means fragile - shows limited-edition and original pieces from the top names in contemporary Czech design, including Lucie Koldová, Daniel Piršč, and duo Zdeněk Vacek and Daniel Pošta.

THE ONE TO WATCHJana Zielinski founded the design and fashion week Designblok (www.designblok.cz) 15 years ago and is the driving force behind the country's emergence at an international level. 'Today the Czech design scene is much stronger,' she says. 'We have gone through a major change.'

THE SHOPInside the DOX Centre for Contemporary Art (www.dox.cz) is a store curated by design studio Qubus (www.qubus.cz), which sells pieces such as abstract vases by Maxim Velčovský.